Standup comic at Bemis on Wednesday
A free hour-long comedy show, “Alan Ames Thinks He’s Funny,” takes place on Wednesday, June 18 at 12:30pm in Bemis Hall. Ames, who grew up in Dorchester in the 1950s, Ames uses observational humor and jokes about growing older and other topics (rated PG-13, no profanity or political humor). Sponsored by the Council on Aging & Human Services.
Online auction to benefit SSEF
South Sudanese Enrichment for Families (SSEF) is holding an online auction through Monday, June 22 to raise funds for educational empowerment in an online auction. Although their May gala had to be postponed, Lincoln residents and others are offering dozens items for auction including a catered four-course dinner for eight, a sail in Boston Harbor, a painting party for three, a date with alpacas, quilts, and more. Click here to see items, bid, or donate.
Take survey on how Town Meeting is run
Residents are invited to take a survey create by the Town Meeting Study Committee, which has been charged with examining current Town Meeting procedures, identifying what’s working well and not, and developing possible strategies for improvement. Those who rarely or never attend Town Meeting, or who often leave before it ends, can specify their reasons. Click here to take the survey before Thursday, June 26.
Planning Dept. seeks paid summer intern
The town’s Planning and Land Use Department is seeking an administrative assistant summer intern. Duties would include assisting with preparations for Planning Board meetings, taking detailed minutes from recorded meetings, filing paperwork, answering phone calls and taking messages from resident walk-ins. Salary is is $22/hour for 12 hours a week over seven weeks starting July 7 (usually Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from noon to 4:00pm). The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 24. Email curtinj@lincolntown.org with a resume and a brief statement of why you’re interested in the position.
FELS award five grants
Front row, left to right: FELS grant recipients Rebecca Mayer, Suanne Peterson, Brendan Wimberley, Susan Shields, and Dennis Phillips. Back row, left to right: FELS board members Ruth-Anne Adams, Carolyn Dwyer, Ginger Reiner, and Nancy Marshall; L-S Superintendent/Principal Andrew Stephens; and FELS board members Tara Mitchell, Michelle McMahon-Downer, MaryAnn McCormick, Nancy Donaldson, and Kelly Gaudreau.
The Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury recently awarded five grants to teachers and staff Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School with these project proposals:
- Rebecca Mayer (English), “How to Connect”
- Suanne Peterson (Fine, Applied and Technical Arts), “Encaustic and Cyanotype Workshop”
- Dennis Phillips (IT), for his proposal, Twenty with Appreciation”
- Susan Shields (Associate Principal), “Ma Francaise”
- Brendan Wimberley (Special Education), “Pitch to the Classroom”
Now in its 25th year, FELS has awarded close to 150 grants totaling nearly $200,000. Proposals are usually for projects offering personal refreshment, long-held aspirations, coursework or travel, all of which is undertaken during school vacation time and summer recess. Grants are funded from donations to the FELS annual appeals and proceeds from fundraisers including the annual FELS Thanksgiving pie sale and prom flower sales.
Nine from Lincoln to ride in PMC
On August 2–3, nine riders from Lincoln will join more than 6,800 cyclists in the 46th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), a two-day bike-a-thon across Massachusetts with the goal of raising $76 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They are Hans Bitter, Noelle Edwards, Ocean Xin Hai Feng, Jack Fultz, Kimberly Goldmacher, Kim Mooney, Julia Parrillo Craig, Dan Pereira, and Katherine Wurm. There’s still time to participate in this year’s ride — registration is open through June 30 for riders and volunteers.
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